Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus deploys the National Guard to bar nine Black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock.
At a Glance
- Date
- 4 September 1957
- Location
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Key people
- Daisy Bates, Elizabeth Eckford, the Little Rock Nine
- Category
- Education & HBCUs
- Source
- Cooper v. Aaron, 358 U.S. 1 (1958) · National Park Service
What It Meant Then
The standoff forced President Eisenhower to send federal troops to enforce desegregation.
What It Means Now
The Little Rock Nine became enduring symbols of school integration.
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